April 5, 2011, Tuesday

Few former chief executives acknowledge that they miss the power of running a company. That makes the candor of Josh S. Weston - who retired as the chairman of Automatic Data Processing in 1998, two years after he stepped down as chief executive -...

April 17, 2005, Sunday

Automatic Data Processing, a provider of computer services for businesses, said yesterday that first-quarter profit rose 6.8 percent and it raised its 2005 sales forecast. Net income was $208.2 million, or 35 cents a share, up from $194.9 million, or...

October 26, 2004, Tuesday

Profit at Automatic Data Processing fell 2.2 percent in the latest quarter, as higher costs weighed on the company's bottom line. Automatic Data Processing, a payroll and tax-filing processor, had net income of $211.9 million for the fourth quarter...

July 28, 2004, Wednesday

The Electronic Data Systems Corporation said yesterday that it sold a business that helped run auto dealers' computers to Automatic Data Processing Inc., a move that E.D.S. said would allow it to focus more on seeking business with manufacturers....

March 19, 2004, Friday

Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which lost a regulatory appeal to keep a stock holding secret, said yesterday that the investment it sought to avoid disclosing was in Automatic Data Processing Inc. Berkshire revealed in a Securities...

July 30, 2003, Wednesday

WHEN he negotiated contracts for baseball stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Kirby Puckett, Ronald M. Shapiro flouted the most cherished creed of sports agents: show me the money. Instead, he advised these baseball stars to accept relatively moderate pay...

April 13, 2003, Sunday

Automatic Data Processing, the payroll services company, lowered its profit outlook for the fiscal year yesterday, citing weakness in its employer and brokerage service businesses. A.D.P. said it expected to earn $1.68 to $1.73 a share in 2003,...